Wall Flat · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Wall Flat

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A typical resident in Wall Flat is 48, making the area far older than the national figure. This sparsely populated place has just 60 people, with a population that leans heavily toward middle-aged adults.

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📍 Wall Flat, Suburb / Locality

Where Wall Flat sits — Total population

60 —
  • 1–1: 689 areas
  • 1–2: 0 areas
  • 2–3: 119 areas
  • 3–5: 108 areas
  • 5–7: 243 areas
  • 7–11: 241 areas
  • 11–16: 514 areas
  • 16–24: 579 areas
  • 24–36: 898 areas
  • 36–53: 1059 areas
  • 53–79: 1168 areas
  • 79–117: 1203 areas
  • 117–174: 1171 areas
  • 174–258: 1010 areas
  • 258–384: 856 areas
  • 384–571: 670 areas
  • 571–850: 616 areas
  • 850–1,263: 567 areas
  • 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
  • 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
  • 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
  • 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
  • 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
  • 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
  • 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
  • 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
  • 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
  • 44,910–66,781: 10 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wall Flat — lower than 69% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Wall Flat60
5254, SA 2,502
South Australia 1,781,516
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical resident is 48, which is noticeably older than the South Australian average of 41 and far older than the national figure of 38.

60 —

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 62
  • 2021: 60

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

48 yrs —

Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 44 yrs
  • 2021: 48 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

Children under 15 make up only 11.7% of the population, a figure well below the national average. Similarly, the 10% of residents aged 65 and over is far below the state average of 20%.

10.0% —

Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 6.5%
  • 2021: 10.0%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

11.7% —

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.5%
  • 2021: 11.7%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Wall Flat splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Young adults (25–44) (30%), with Children (0–14) at 13%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure. About 11.3% of people are in a de facto relationship, which is about the same as the state and national averages.

11.3% —

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 6.7%
  • 2021: 11.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Wall Flat, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (14%).

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 3 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 6 males; 60–64: 3 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 8 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 5 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 6 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 3 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 4 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 3 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 3 males; 10–14: 3 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Wall Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41516/wall-flat/topic/demographics-identity